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Apple Plans Home Security Devices to Take on Nest and Ring: Report

Apple is preparing a new wave of AI-focused products, including a tabletop robot, a smart speaker with a screen, and home-security cameras, according to people familiar with the company’s plans, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports. The tabletop robot—targeted for 2027—is described as an iPad-like display mounted on a moving arm that can swivel, track users around...

McDonald’s Canada Rewards Program Just Got Worse for Customers

McDonald’s Canada will update its MyMcDonald’s Rewards menu on September 16, 2025, adding cappuccinos and Filet-O-Fish to the lineup—but also removing many popular food items and increasing the points needed for some drinks, according to an email sent to customers and received by iPhone in Canada. The program, which launched in 2021, originally offered a...

Google’s Gemini App Adds Temporary Chats, Now Remembers What You Say

Google’s Gemini AI app is getting new features aimed at making conversations more tailored while giving users more say over their data. The app can now remember details from past conversations to offer more personalized responses. This “personal context” setting is switched on by default but can be turned off in the app’s settings. When...

Ottawa to Spend $25 Million for EV Charging and Clean Transport Projects

The federal government is putting more than $25 million into 33 projects to expand electric vehicle charging, cut freight emissions and develop new technology for medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is providing $9.7 million for 23 projects to install over 850 EV chargers across the country through its Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure...

Spotify Reveals Canada’s Most-Streamed Artists of Early 2025

Spotify has released its first-half 2025 Canadian Global Impact List, naming Canadian artists whose songs were streamed most by listeners outside the country. Three Canadian acts made the global top 10: Tate McRae, Drake, and WizTheMc. McRae’s tracks “Sports car” and “Revolving door” both ranked in the global top 10, with “Sports car” taking the...

Apple Hits Back at Elon Musk, Says ‘App Store Is Fair and Free’

Elon Musk criticized Apple on Monday night, accusing the company of stacking the App Store in OpenAI’s favour, specifically the promotion of the latter’s app ChatGPT. “Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store, which is an unequivocal antitrust violation,”...

Fido, Virgin Plus and Koodo Plans: What’s New in August 2025

The flanker brands of Rogers, Telus and Bell have tweaked their plans this month, bringing some changes compared to July. Fido has started offering 10GB of bonus data for its plans, trying to entice new customers to subscribe. Virgin Plus also has matched Fido saying its plans now include a 10GB data bonus. Check out...